| 释义 | 
		chau·tau·quan \-wən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: in sense 1, from chautauqua + -an; in sense 2, from Chautauqua lake + English -an 1. sometimes capitalized  : of or relating to a chautauqua or chautauquas 2.  : of or relating to a subdivision of the No. American Devonian — see geologic time table |